I Just Came Back From a War

Album: Here And Now (2006)
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  • The first thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground
    The next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hangout
    Drank some beer and talked a lot about old times
    But when the booze finally hit Billy Joe Grimes
    He said, 'I don't know what it is, but you seem different to me.'

    I said, 'I just came back from a place where they hated me
    And everything I stand for
    A land where our brothers are dying for others who don't even care anymore
    If I'm not exactly the same good old boy that you ran around with before
    I just came back from a war.'

    The very next morning I took a walk through the neighborhood
    I thought it's been so long since I've been in a place where everything is good
    People laughing and children were playing
    And as I watched 'em, I found myself praying
    Lord, keep 'em safe here at home in the land of the free

    'Cause I just came back from a place where they hated me
    And everything I stand for
    A land where our brothers are dying for others who don't even care anymore
    If I'm not same little freckle-faced boy
    That grew up in that house next door
    I just came back from a war

    I hope you cherish this sweet way of life
    And I hope you know that it comes with a price

    I just came back from a place where they hated me
    And everything I stand for
    A land where our brothers are dying for others who don't even care anymore
    Chances are I never will be the same
    I really don't know anymore
    I just came back from a war

    I just came back from a war

    I just came back from a war Writer/s: DARRYL W WORLEY, DARRYL WORLEY, WYNN VARBLE
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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